Proverbs 12:24
King James Version (KJV)
The hand of the diligent shall bear rule: but the slothful shall be under tribute.
American Standard Version (ASV)
The hand of the diligent shall bear rule; But the slothful shall be put under taskwork.
World English Bible (WEB)
The hands of the diligent ones shall rule, but laziness ends in slave labor.
Proverbs 12:24 Cross References
And the man Jeroboam was a mighty man of valor: and Solomon seeing the young man that he was industrious, he made him ruler over all the charge of the house of Joseph.
And it came to pass, when all Israel heard that Jeroboam was come again, that they sent and called him unto the congregation, and made him king over all Israel: there was none that followed the house of David, but the tribe of Judah only.
He becometh poor that dealeth with a slack hand: but the hand of the diligent maketh rich.
The soul of the sluggard desireth, and hath nothing: but the soul of the diligent shall be made fat.
A wise servant shall have rule over a son that causeth shame, and shall have part of the inheritance among the brethren.
Seest thou a man diligent in his business? he shall stand before kings; he shall not stand before mean men.
